Archives of American Art

Jack Werner Stauffacher papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.staujack
Creators:
Stauffacher, Jack Werner
Dates:
1956-1958
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
51 Items
(on partial microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
16 letters between Stauffacher and Gordon Cook, written while Stauffacher was in Italy researching the history of printing, and 2 letters from Henry Miller to Stauffacher concerning Miller's books: Smile at the Foot of the Ladder, Quiet Days in Clichy, and The World of Sex. Also included are 32 unsigned prints and drawings by Cook for a collaborative book with Stauffacher, and a photograph of Cook.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Typographer, publisher, and designer; San Francisco, Calif. Born 1920. Stauffacher has collaborated with many Bay Area writers and artists, including Hassel Smith, Gordon Onslow-Ford, Sam Francis, Gordon Cook, and Henry Miller, in the creation of notable publications from his Greenwood Press.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 4046 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1986 by Jack Werner Stauffacher.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Publishers and publishing Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Printing Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Book design Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Drawings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Artists -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Publishers -- California -- San Francisco Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cook, Gordon Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Miller, Henry, 1891-1980 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Greenwood Press (San Francisco, Calif.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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